Hippocrene Beginner’s Series ARABIC ARMENIAN ‘ASSYRIAN 2 Auoro CDs ‘wit 2 Avpio Ch ‘Aupwe CDs. oto CDs Danasic wir 2 Avpio CDs Dane wri Avio CD Durex Fneest war 2 Ganuic Gaeex wire 2 Auoio CDs Huncanian wins 2 Aupio CDs Testaxoic wins 2 Auoio CDs Tres yrs Avpto CD Tags Arabic wird 2 AuDio CDs “apanese wird 2 Avpio CDs ‘Konean winks 2 Aunio CDs TLaTHuANaN Maca ‘Nonwecuas ws 2 unio CDs PERSLAN Pousk wir 2 Avpio CDs CDs Sreusan wera 2 Avoro CDs ‘Sean ‘Sweoist wma 2 Aub CDs Tau wire 2 Aupi0 CDs TuRsit ‘Usou wim 2 Aubio CDs Veerwanse Weiss: wit 2 Auto CDs Yoausa wert 2 Aupio CDs Also Available Masrenne Araaic wins 2 Aupio CDs [reRueepiave Chinese wer Aupio CD ‘Mastexava Pouisi wir 2 Aubio CDs “Mastexoxa Spanish wire 2 Aupio CDs Trauias HIPPOCRENE BEGINNER’S SERIES BEGINNER’S Ladino wits 2 Aupio CDs Alla Markova Hippockene Books, INc. New York“Text Copyright © 2008 Alla Markova Audio Copyright © 2008 Hippocrene Books To the memory of my father, Meyer ben Faivus Alter Markov, an Ashkenazi Jew, who introduced me to Sephardic culture and All sights reserved. No portion of this book by any process or technique, without the express written cons encouraged my learning of Ladino. For information, address: ‘ippocrene Books, Ine. ITI Madison Avenue ‘New York, NY 10016 worw.hippocrenebooks.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Markova, Alla ‘Begianer's Ladino : with 2 audio CDs / Alla Markova Pom. ISBN-13: 978-0-7818- ISBN 10: 0-7818-12: 1. Ladino language—Grammar. I. Title (pbk) PC4813.1.M37 2007 467: 9496 —de2 Printed in the United States of Americe.Contents Introduction Abbreviations Dialects ‘The Alphabet and Pronunciation Lesson One: Getting Acquainted Conversation Vocabulary Proper Names Expressions Grammar: Gender of nouns; personal pronouns conjugation of regular verbs (I conjugation, present tense), conjugation of reflexive verbs Exercises Lesson Two: The Family Conversation Vocabulary Proper Names Expressions Grammar: Plural of nouns and adjectives; articles; possessive adjectives Exercises Lesson Three: What Do You Do? Conversation Vocabulary Expressions vil u B W 18 20 21 25 26 28 29 30